Diego Klattenhoff

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Diego Klattenhoff
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Klattenhoff in July 2013 [1]
Born (1979-11-30) November 30, 1979 (age 44) [2]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Diego Klattenhoff (born November 30, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Mike Faber in the Showtime series Homeland and as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in The Blacklist . He has also appeared as Derek in Whistler , Ivan in Men in Trees as well as having a minor role in Mean Girls as Shane Oman.

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Early life

Klattenhoff was born in French River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. He moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. For a number of years, he worked as a bartender while studying in theater workshops. [3] His father was originally from Germany and settled in Canada before Klattenhoff was born.[ citation needed ]

Career

Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg (author), Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie.[ citation needed ] His first notable acting role was in Mean Girls (2004). He followed that with a string of appearances in notable TV shows like Smallville and Stargate SG-1 , and films like Lucky Number Slevin (2006). Since 2006, he has been in recurring roles like Young Jacob in CBC Television's At the Hotel , Derek in CTV's Whistler , Ivan Palacinke in ABC's Men in Trees and Mike Callahan in NBC's Mercy .

Klattenhoff appeared in Homeland as Mike Faber, a Marine Captain whose best friend returns to the U.S. after disappearing in Iraq eight years earlier. [4] He and the cast were nominated once for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast, and twice for a PAAFTJ Television Awards for Best Cast in a Drama Series. [5] [6] He has also guest starred on television series such as Psych , Supernatural , 24 , and Falling Skies .

Klattenhoff starred in J. J. Abrams' television film Anatomy of Hope and appeared in the Guillermo del Toro film Pacific Rim (2013) and the sci-fi thriller After Earth (2013). [7] In March 2013, Klattenhoff joined the cast of the NBC thriller The Blacklist , as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler. [8] The show premiered on September 23, 2013, to 12.6 million viewers. [9] Klattenhoff starred in the Canadian science fiction film Radius (2017).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Straight in the FaceDanielShort film
2003Autobiography of an InsectCameronShort film
2003 Blessings BennyTelevision movie
2003Family CurseN/ATelevision movie
2004 Mean Girls Shane Oman
2004 Cube Zero Quigley
2005 Ice Princess Kyle Dayton
2005 Murder in the Hamptons Traffic CopTelevision movie
2005The Last HitSasha
2005Dry WhiskeyTerryShort film
2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums PaulTelevision movie
2005Recipe for a Perfect ChristmasZachTelevision movie
2005YesteryearsN/ATelevision movie
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Ginger
2006FallenNathanielUncredited
2006Firestorm: Last Stand at YellowstoneWillis LeeTelevision movie
2007 Fire Serpent Young DutchTelevision movie
2008Lost Behind BarsCharlie QuinnTelevision movie
2008 The Informers Dirk
2009Anatomy of HopeBrendan CaseyTelevision movie
2010 The Dry Land Henry
2012 Unconditional Billy
2013 Kilimanjaro Troy
2013 After Earth Veteran Ranger
2013 Pacific Rim Yancy Becket
2016 Lavender Alan
2017 Radius Liam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002 Doc Jason2 episodes
2002 Witchblade UncreditedEpisode: "Destiny"
2003 Wild Card N/AEpisode: "Pilot"
2003 Mutant X Janitor #1/Johnny CummingsEpisode: "Shadows of Darkness"
2003 Veritas: The Quest TymusEpisode: "Avalon"
2004 1-800-Missing Brad WhitmanEpisode: "One Night Stand"
2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Jason AlbrightEpisode: "The Bounty Hunter"
2005 Smallville Josh GreenfieldEpisode: "Krypto"
2005 Stargate SG-1 Team LeaderEpisode: "Ex Deus Machina"
2006 At the Hotel Young Jacob6 episodes
Recurring role (Season 1)
2006 Psych Dylan MaxwellEpisode: "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece"
2006 Supernatural Duane TannerEpisode: "Croatoan"
2007 Whistler Derek12 episodes
Recurring role (Season 2)
2008 Men in Trees Ivan Palacinke6 episodes
Recurring role (Season 2)
2009 The Listener Tom CrawfordEpisode: "Emotional Rescue"
2009 ER JayEpisode: "Shifting Equilibrium"
2009 24 Sergeant Cadden2 episodes
2009–2010 Mercy Mike Callahan22 episodes
Main role (Season 1)
2011 Falling Skies Lieutenant DannerEpisode: "Mutiny"
2012 Longmire EliEpisode: "The Cancer"
2011–2013 Homeland Mike Faber 25 episodes
Main role (Seasons 1–2)
Guest role (Season 3)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2013–2023 The Blacklist Donald Ressler218 episodes
Main role (Seasons 1–Season 10)

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